The symbolical language of ancient art and mythology : an inquiry / by Richard Payne Knight.
- Richard Payne Knight
- Date:
- 1892
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The symbolical language of ancient art and mythology : an inquiry / by Richard Payne Knight. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![No. 'O- Page. 51. Bull blitting ; fish below. Thurium. 52. Priest sacrificing on flaming altar; cock and serpent. 53. Athena. 54. Rev. Owl on a vase; goddess of ]fienty near; olive branch. Athens. 55. Syrakosion. Arethousa in a circle of dolphins. 56. Archelaus. Horse. 57. Alexander II. king of Epirus. 58. “ Rev. Zeus holding eagle and staff; eagle at his feet. 59. Lion with wings. Leontopolis. 60. Demetrios II. 61. ‘‘ Rev. Shrine of Kybele ; goddess on a goat’s back. 62. Herakleia. Head of god in an olive wreath. Hair of flames. 64. ^5- Zeus. Jupiter.—Marble at Rome 65 Zeus lived in the clear blue sky, and some poets said he is the blue eether, unruffled by wind or storm, and is accompanied by the immortal gods on Olympos. He never takes part in affairs of mankind, but del- egates others to do his will. This is Zeus Ouranion. “ The thought of Zeus as the One God and Father of All was the birth of religion.” The Zeus Pater of Greeks, Dyaus Pitar of Hindus became Jupiter at Rome. T'he birth and amorous exploits of Jupiter are the subjects of many lines in the Iliad and Odyssey, in Hesiodic and Orphic theogon- ies, and in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. See other engravings of Zeus be- low, and 4. Ceres Demeter.—Florence Museum Max Muller sees in the name Demeter the Hindu Dyava Matar, female as Dyaus Pitar is male; as such they made her the Dawn-lMother. Others say she is Ge-Meter, earth-mother. In the myth of Proserpine (Persephone) she is called Mother Earth. Rhea Kybele.—Florence Museum This goddess is the Latin ideal ripener of fruits. Max Muller says the word is from a Sanskrit root Sri meaning to cook or ripen. Sri (Lakshmi) is the wile of Vishnu, and she rose from the sea like Venus. See Notes 144, 148, also engraving XXXIV in Cabinet Secret. 69 / o](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b24885320_0427.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
